Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-05

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $94.67/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −137.51 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$94.67

3 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$429

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$26.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.65

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	110.00	490	1thin
Medium and Large 2	405	90.00	365	1thin
Medium and Large 3	510	84.00	428	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.00/cwt here — about $61 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

94.67

—

WV average3 barns · 73 hd

122.32

−27.65

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−137.51

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,965	81.00	1,592	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	60.47	860	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	58.33	735	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	46.44	470	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,393	104.00	1,449	4thin

Every lot, as filed

11 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,965	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,592	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	60.47/cwt	58.00–63.00	860	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	46.44/cwt	42.00–51.00	470	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	52.32/cwt	50.00–55.00	620	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	62.33/cwt	60.00–64.00	817	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,393	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,449	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	428	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every West Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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